Guidelines for Child Victims and Child Witnesses – Describes legal rights of victims and child witnesses in court proceedings, including responsibilities of U.S. Attorneys and strategies for protecting and supporting a child in court proceedings.

Immigration Consequences of Juvenile Dispositions and Adult Transfer – Explains the need for criminal attorneys to consider the immigration consequences of criminal convictions of juvenile dispositions, which qualify as a conviction for immigration purposes if a youth is transferred to adult court. Discusses the need for criminal defense attorneys to explain the consequences of a plea agreement or conviction as they often lead to deportation.

The Exploitation of Trafficked Women – Problem-oriented guide for law enforcement on exploitation of trafficked women. Summarizes knowledge about how police can reduce the harm caused by specific crime and disorder problems. Provides information on prevention and improving overall response to incidents, not to investigating offenses or handling specific incidents.

The Child Trafficking Resource Project (CTRP) is part of the Child Trafficking Outreach Initiative at the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST). The Child Trafficking Outreach Initative was created by CAST in order to increase identification of child trafficking survivors in the Los Angeles Area. Child trafficking is an underidentified crime in in ... Continue reading →